"Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life."
― Georg Simmel
Topic(s):
Respect
― Georg Simmel
More From Georg Simmel
- "In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify; but which he must accept upon faith and belief."
- "For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation; it is a specific form of interaction."
- "Every relationship between persons causes a picture of each to take form in the mind of the other, and this picture evidently is in reciprocal relationship with that personal relationship."
More In Respect
- "Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future."― Benjamin Disraeli
- "The sad thing is, when it comes to diet, is that even when well-intentioned Feds try to do right by us, they fail. Either they’re outvoted by puppets of agribusiness, or they are puppets of agribusiness."― Mark Bittman
- "I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you’re well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they’re used to seeing me walking around, so I don’t think I’m a very big deal."― J. K. Rowling